Secunderabad: Nalas throw up mattresses, 22,000 tonnes garbage removed

SECUNDERABAD: To prevent flooding of low-lying areas during rains, officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Secunderabad Zone, engineering wing, removed silt from nalas and storm water drains in nearly 15 areas in Secunderabad. Over 22,000 tonnes of garbage and silt was removed from open nalas.
According to the GHMC official records, of 19.62 km, the civic body authorities have completed desiltation works in 12.36 km of open nalas in Secunderabad till date.
According to officials, vast amounts of plastic waste, thermocol, mattresses, wood, glass, iron scrap, clothes, pillows and diapers were found to be clogging the drains in many areas.
“The GHMC deployed earth movers to clean the nalas. In our jurisdiction, a total of 15,410 tonnes of waste was removed from nalas in Begumpet and Kukatpally and transported to Jawaharnagar dumpyard. Desilting works are still in progress,” GHMC executive engineer, Begumpet-Kukatpally stretch, S Srinivas told TOI.
GHMC executive engineer Pramod Kumar said desiltation works were completed in nala passing through Sitaphalmandi, Lalapet, Chilakalguda, Anna Nagar and other areas and that the remaining part of the nala will be desilted within a week
Meanwhile, GHMC officials urged residents and managements of commercial establishments not to dump waste, scrap and other disposable items into nala or drains as they can block the nalas and advised people to use dustbins to dump the garbage.